Dr. Nikolaus Schindel will present a lecture entitled "Coinage of
Sasanian Iran" at
the American Numismatic Society

Date: Thursday, 12 February 2009
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: American Numismatic Society, 75 Varick St., Fl. 11
www.numismatics.org <http://www.numismatics.org>

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From its foundation in the early 3rd century AD until its conquest by
the
Muslim Arabs in the 7th century, the Sasanian Empire was one of the most
powerful and well-organized states of the ancient world. Its coinage is
one
of the most important sources for its history, economic and art history.
This talk provides insight into Sasanian numismatics,
especially in comparison with the Roman world, and also focuses on the
research project "Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum".

Nikolaus Schindel has studied numismatics and ancient history at Vienna
University. He is working at the Numismatic Commission of the Austrian
Academy of Sciences and is author of volume 3 of Sylloge Nummorum
Sasanidarum Paris-Berlin-Vienna and SNS Israel (forthcoming).


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